Thanks. I'll try that. The problem of course is having a parchment background logo framed and placed on a different parchment background. I'm not sure that really makes sense. I have another idea or two to try out. This one I think is as developed as I'm going to take it just now. One or two more to come shortly.
Thanks a lot to all for the comments. They are very much appreciated.
Hmmm... I liked it better without the white background.
How about something more stylized? Something like this:
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doesn't really convey the style and finesse of the original...
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Thanks for the ideas guys. I think the fundamental problem with this one is that it makes such a big deal of being drawn on the background material. If you change the material you inevitably change the look of the logo, or you have something drawn on one material placed on another. So I think the next stab at this will be more a logo as an object that can be dropped on top of my parchment map cover rather than integrating with it. More to come shortly...
I just meant that it could be done a bit more stylized - as my example but more "hand-drawn" style.Originally Posted by tilt
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I totally agree, and the self contained nature of it is very close to the avenue that I'm pursuing now.
The nice thing about a 'self-contained' Logo is ease of use. both in Print Media, Letterheads. envelopes etc.
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i like the 'da vinci science' style a lot. also the parchment look is great and the new font is much better. also like the coloring of the compass. Only thing i dont like is the shape of the main arrow (cant really point to it, maybe its to thin for a main element) ... ofc only my opinion... cheers
I noticed in the original post that the two circles (top left and bottom right) were the guides for the F & M. When you moved the letter M you left the guide in place and it really looked off to me. They were symetrical, and if you move the lower one out to match the letter, it would stand out as "misplaced" imho. I might be just me, but everything else has the look of being planned and placed in relation to the other elements, which these cicles don't anymore.
I think removing the circles, framing the logo, solid background, and spelling out the name would be the way to go. I like the newer colors better as well.
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Yep, the circle no longer justifies it's location. It certainly needs and edit.
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